In Psalm 51, David teaches us what true repentance before God looks like and not just worldly sorrow over sin.

In Psalm 16, David teaches us what it looks like to seek security in God rather than trying to find it in earthly things.

In Psalm 98, the psalmist is ready to sing a new song of what God has done. He looks forward to the future by remembering what God has done in the past. In this, the psalmist finds hope that God will surely move on behalf of his people.

In Psalm 42, the psalmist is desperate to find the Lord. He thirsts for God like a deer pants for water. In his desperation we see how we are to view God’s place in our lives.

In Psalm 2, the psalmist reflects on the kingship and sovereignty of God and how it offers him hope against evil, hope for the future, and strength for each day.